Grounds Operative - Leicester, United Kingdom - Service Care

Service Care
Service Care
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Leicester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Service Care Solutions have an exciting opportunity to join a Housing Association who are recruiting for an experienced Grounds Operative in the Leicester area.


General Duties and responsibilities will include:

  • Undertake general maintenance to hard and soft landscaped areas owned by the Group, including grass cutting, hedge trimming, litter picking, clearing leaves and shrub bed cultivation.
  • Provide a rapid flexible response to the removal of fly tipping, rubbish removal and graffiti removal.
  • Maintain safe working practices at all times when utilising appropriate hand tools and machinery.
  • Report health, safety and environmental breaches and issues to the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor in line with the agreed escalation route.
  • Provide community insight, reporting any environmental issues, community safety or resident feedback to the Environmental Supervisor as appropriate and in line with the agreed escalation route.
  • Maintain effective relationships with colleagues on each of our contracts.
  • Undertake personal development and training to keep up to date with all relevant legislation.
  • Work collaboratively and flexibly across all teams within the organisation.
  • Ensure work activities are compliant with the organisation's policies and procedures as well as external statutory and regulatory obligations.
  • Respond flexibly to any necessary changes in work priorities and undertake other duties when required to support the effective operation of the service.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and procedures.

Requirements for this role will include:

  • Experience in a similar role i.e. Gardening, Grounds Work, Landscaping.
  • Ability to take on physical manual work
  • Good level of customer service.
  • Full Clean UK Driving Licence


In this role, you will be working a total of 35 hours per week Monday to Friday from 0730 till 1500.


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